Chronicle Page #11

Synopsis: The shy, lonely and outcast teenager Andrew Detmer is bullied and has no friends at high-school and lives with his abusive and alcoholic father Richard Detmer and his terminally ill mother Karen. Andrew buys a camera to film his everyday life. His cousin Matt Garetty drives him to school and invites Andrew to go to a party at night. telekinetic abilities and Andrew becomes the most powerful. But he easily loses his temper and becomes dangerous while Matt tries to control him. When his mother needs a medicine and Andrew does not have enough money to buy it, his darker side overcomes and he becomes a menace.
Director(s): Josh Trank
Production: 20th Century Fox
  2 wins & 7 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Metacritic:
69
Rotten Tomatoes:
85%
PG-13
Year:
2012
84 min
$60,800,000
Website
1,281 Views


00:
51:43,517 -- 00:51:47,567

It's Detmer and Garetty,

extended family for life.

987

00:
51:48,689 -- 00:51:50,737

- Oh, sorry. Sorry.

- No, man. Excuse yourself.

988

00:
51:54,236 -- 00:51:55,909

Oh, man.

989

00:
51:56,030 -- 00:51:58,380

When did I become the

one who's out here...

990

00:
51:58,581 -- 00:52:00,331

- Hey, Matt.

- filming myself?

991

00:
52:00,409 -- 00:52:03,504

Oh, hey. Hey, Casey.

992

00:
52:03,579 -- 00:52:05,422

So what are you filming?

993

00:
52:05,497 -- 00:52:07,295

Uh, it's just a thing.

994

00:
52:07,374 -- 00:52:09,968

It's not like eye of the storm or anything.

995

00:
52:10,044 -- 00:52:13,389

Hey, I wanted to... I wanted to tell you...

996

00:
52:13,464 -- 00:52:15,887

I've really been... it's

been making me think a lot.

997

00:
52:15,966 -- 00:52:18,310

I've been kind of thinking about it in my...

998

00:
52:18,385 -- 00:52:20,308

No, I have. Like, in my life.

999

00:
52:20,387 -- 00:52:22,890

I've been thinking, if I

applied myself, what I could do.

1000

00:
52:22,973 -- 00:52:25,101

I could really... I could change the world.

1001

00:
52:25,225 -- 00:52:27,853

- I mean, it's really been...

- You're drunk.

1002

00:
52:27,936 -- 00:52:29,529

What?

1003

00:
52:30,947 -- 00:52:32,821

Hey, Casey?

1004

00:
52:32,900 -- 00:52:36,700

I've basically been stalking

you since, like, sophomore year.

1005

00:
52:36,779 -- 00:52:38,998

Sorry, use of the word stalking.

I shouldn't have said...

1006

00:
52:39,073 -- 00:52:40,700

You want to get out of here?

1007

00:
52:41,950 -- 00:52:43,202

- Yeah.

- Yeah?

1008

00:
52:43,285 -- 00:52:44,787

Yes. Yes, definitely.

1009

00:
52:44,870 -- 00:52:48,044

Uh, I... I have to drop

off the camera first though.

1010

00:
52:51,168 -- 00:52:54,798

Okay, you guys are getting ready

to witness history, all right?

1011

00:
52:54,880 -- 00:52:57,759

I'm like a proud dad right

now because behind these doors,

1012

00:
52:57,841 -- 00:53:00,264

Andrew Detmer becomes a man.

1013

00:
53:02,680 -- 00:53:04,523

He's a little boy behind there. He's scared.

1014

00:
53:04,598 -- 00:53:06,191

He's like a butterfly,

getting ready to emerge...

1015

00:
53:06,308 -- 00:53:08,606

- Oh, God!

- from a cocoon or some sh*t like that.

1016

00:
53:08,686 -- 00:53:10,688

Disgusting weirdo!

1017

00:
53:10,813 -- 00:53:12,815

- Wait. What happened?

- Ha-ha. Okay...

1018

00:
53:12,940 -- 00:53:14,692

- Is that...

- Out of my way now!

1019

00:
53:14,817 -- 00:53:17,070

- Oh, man.

- Monica, what happened?

1020

00:
53:17,152 -- 00:53:20,122

Drew! Drew! It's okay,

man. Don't worry about it.

1021

00:
53:20,239 -- 00:53:22,037

- Look, it happens to the best of us, okay?

- Dude!

1022

00:
53:22,116 -- 00:53:23,663

You had a little too much to drink...

1023

00:
53:23,784 -- 00:53:26,663

- You...

- Oh. Oh. Whoa, buddy.

1024

00:
53:26,787 -- 00:53:28,585

- The hell's going on, dude?

- Why are you laughing?

1025

00:
53:28,664 -- 00:53:30,211

Aw, man. All over my jacket.

1026

00:
53:30,332 -- 00:53:32,676

- Stop. Stop laughing.

- What are you talking about?

1027

00:
53:32,793 -- 00:53:35,797

- It's cool, man.

- No, it's not cool, Steve. Stop.

1028

00:
53:35,921 -- 00:53:38,765

- Stop what? It's cool, man.

- Will you just get out of here?

1029

00:
53:38,882 -- 00:53:40,509

- Get out! What's your problem?

- Drew, Drew!

1030

00:
53:40,634 -- 00:53:42,227

- You think this is funny?

- No, I'm not laughing...

1031

00:
53:42,302 -- 00:53:43,269

Get out!

1032

00:
54:17,588 -- 00:54:19,511

Dad!

1033

00:
54:19,590 -- 00:54:24,391

Andrew! Please! I need my medicine.

1034

00:
54:24,470 -- 00:54:28,100

Mom's in pain, all right? She

needs her pills! Where are you?

1035

00:
54:31,977 -- 00:54:33,198

Where are you?

1036

00:
54:39,860 -- 00:54:40,782

Dad!

1037

00:
54:40,903 -- 00:54:46,706

Hoarding a $500 camera while your mom dies

in there? I mean, how selfish can you be?

1038

00:
54:50,954 -- 00:54:52,456

I went through your camera.

1039

00:
54:54,875 -- 00:54:56,377

What did you see?

1040

00:
54:57,878 -- 00:54:59,880

Just you being a loser.

1041

00:
55:01,215 -- 00:55:03,217

You think that those

people are your friends?

1042

00:
55:04,218 -- 00:55:06,471

Huh? They're not.

1043

00:
55:06,553 -- 00:55:08,271

You're an embarrassment.

1044

00:
55:09,097 -- 00:55:12,146

You're running around this

town, spending my money.

1045

00:
55:12,226 -- 00:55:13,773

Look at me when I'm talking to you!

1046

00:
55:13,852 -- 00:55:16,025

I didn't spend any of your money, Richard.

1047

00:
55:16,104 -- 00:55:19,108

'Cause I don't have a dime to spend.

1048

00:
55:19,191 -- 00:55:21,694

Every last cent... Look at me!

1049

00:
55:21,819 -- 00:55:24,288

- Every last cent goes to school for you...

- School?

1050

00:
55:24,404 -- 00:55:26,452

- and medication for your mother.

- I go to a public school!

1051

00:
55:26,573 -- 00:55:29,577

- I can't even pay for a goddamn...

- You don't pay for a public school, you idiot!

1052

00:
55:31,328 -- 00:55:33,046

What did you call me?

1053

00:
55:33,121 -- 00:55:34,839

Did you call me an idiot, you sh*t?

1054

00:
55:34,915 -- 00:55:37,043

Did you call me an idiot? Huh?

1055

00:
55:38,085 -- 00:55:39,712

You piece of sh*t!

1056

00:
55:39,795 -- 00:55:42,924

Get up. I said get up!

1057

00:
55:43,006 -- 00:55:44,258

Get up!

1058

00:
55:47,928 -- 00:55:49,726

- I could crush you, you know that?

- Stop it!

1059

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55:49,805 -- 00:55:52,354

- Crush you!

- Get...

1060

00:
56:19,793 -- 00:56:21,420

Smile, Matt.

1061

00:
56:21,545 -- 00:56:23,343

- Oh, my God, Matt.

- Oh.

1062

00:
56:23,422 -- 00:56:26,175

Can we not do the camera

thing right now, please?

1063

00:
56:26,300 -- 00:56:28,473

What happened?

1064

00:
56:28,552 -- 00:56:31,852

Uh... It just started out of nowhere.

1065

00:
56:31,972 -- 00:56:34,225

Are you okay?

1066

00:
56:34,308 -- 00:56:36,026

My head hurts really bad.

1067

00:
56:37,728 -- 00:56:39,901

That's probably Steve

calling your cell again.

1068

00:
56:39,980 -- 00:56:41,448

I'll call him back later.

1069

00:
56:41,565 -- 00:56:43,363

I think it's time to take...

1070

00:
56:43,483 -- 00:56:45,235

- Matt! Matt! Come on!

- Oh, wow. I did not expect this.

1071

00:
56:45,360 -- 00:56:46,236

- Give me my...

- Whoa!

1072

00:
56:55,495 -- 00:56:58,169

Hey! Hey, a**hole!

1073

00:
56:58,248 -- 00:56:59,625

What are you doing up here?

1074

00:
56:59,708 -- 00:57:01,381

Just leave me alone, Steve!

1075

00:
57:01,460 -- 00:57:03,838

You can't be up here, dude. This isn't safe.

1076

00:
57:03,921 -- 00:57:05,548

I don't want to talk to anyone.

1077

00:
57:05,631 -- 00:57:07,759

Bro! What are you doing up here?

1078

00:
57:07,841 -- 00:57:09,514

Leave me alone!

1079

00:
57:10,427 -- 00:57:12,805

How did you find me?

1080

00:
57:12,888 -- 00:57:15,357

I don't know, man. My nose was bleeding.

1081

00:
57:15,432 -- 00:57:16,979

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Max Landis

Max Landis (; born August 3, 1985) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and comic book writer who wrote the films Chronicle (2012), American Ultra (2015), Victor Frankenstein (2015), and Bright (2017), as well as a variety of short films including The Death and Return of Superman and Wrestling Isn't Wrestling. He was an executive producer on the Syfy anthology horror series Channel Zero, as well as creator and showrunner for the American adaptation of Douglas Adams' science fiction detective comedy novel series Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency on BBC America, which both premiered in October 2016. more…

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